Category: Windows OS

Are you using Windows 10 and want to improve its performance? This operating system (OS) has numerous settings and new features that significantly impacts its performance. These settings and features have to be used appropriately for improvement of Windows 10 performance. There are several tips you can use to speed up the performance of Windows 10. Unlike others, these tips will not compromise the functionality and appearance of your device.

Ways you can maximize Windows 10 performance

Turn off unnecessary services running in the background

These needless services slow the performance of the system thus disabling them will improve Windows 10 performance. Some of the needless services include remote assistance, offline files, and IP Helper, among several others.

Turn off unnecessary app notifications

Windows 10 has a notification center that provides notifications of plugged in devices, news updates, emails, etc. This area becomes overcrowded quickly causing slow performance of Windows 10. You can improve Windows 10 performance by limiting these notifications. Go to settings, click on the system then notifications and settings. Turn off all unnecessary notifications and leave your favorite applications on.

Scan for spyware and viruses

Use a security app such as Windows Defender, which is integrated into Windows 10 to scan for spyware and viruses. This checkup will clean up all programs thus eliminating those that may only be slowing down your system. In fact, if your computer is loaded with spyware ad viruses, they may be the major cause of slow performance. You can also improve the performance of Windows 10 by deleting temporary files from the system or browser. You can do so using a registry cleaner.

Disable active color adaptation

Windows 10 has a built-in feature that attempts to change taskbar and window frame color automatically to that of desktop wallpaper. But this automatic adjusting reduces the overall performance of the computer. To improve this performance, disable the color adaptation feature. You can do this by clicking on start, settings, personalization, colors then click on switch off automatically choose an assent color from the background.

Update your Windows 10 frequently

Updating windows 10 updates daily or weekly will improve its performance. This is because an updated system will have the lasts bug fixes, security patches and another tool that improve the performance of an OS. The virus definitions of your third-party antivirus or Windows defender must also be up-to-date. This will prevent the possibility of viruses and malware from slowing down Windows 10 performance.…